Saint Lawrence Church

The new parish church at the current location on the old Oosttragel of the first canal was decided in 1875 with the purchase by the church factory of a piece of land from the De Clercq-Hesters family. The old Saint-Laurentius church, originally a chapel that was only recognized as a parish church in 1570, having split off from Assenede, had been enlarged and modified repeatedly over the centuries and was in such poor condition in the 19th century that renewal became necessary. The original construction plans for the new, impressive neo-Gothic structure, created in 1875 by the Ghent architect Edmond de Perre-Montigny, have been preserved in the archive of the Royal Commission for Monuments and Landscapes. Contractor Florimond Van Varenberg from Ghent carried out the works. The church was consecrated on August 7, 1879.

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